RETRENCH
\ɹɪtɹˈɛnt͡ʃ], \ɹɪtɹˈɛntʃ], \ɹ_ɪ_t_ɹ_ˈɛ_n_tʃ]\
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To cut off; to pare away.
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To confine; to limit; to restrict.
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To furnish with a retrenchment; as, to retrench bastions.
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To cause or suffer retrenchment; specifically, to cut down living expenses; as, it is more reputable to retrench than to live embarrassed.
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To cut off; to pare away.
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To confine; to limit; to restrict.
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To furnish with a retrenchment; as, to retrench bastions.
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To cause or suffer retrenchment; specifically, to cut down living expenses; as, it is more reputable to retrench than to live embarrassed.
By Noah Webster.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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